Scouring machine for washing fabrics of wool and their mixtures



F. C. PLANELL SCOURING' MACHINE FOR WASHING FABRICS OF WOOL AND THEIR MIXTURES Filed Anril 16. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inuenl'br I :Eii'orneggsl A ril 10,1928.

F. c. PLANELL' SCOURING MACHINE FOR WASHING FABRICS 0F WOOL AND THEIR MIXTURES Filed Aqfil 16. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 F L'wmZZancau' ll li'ornegqs.

I Patented Ant; 10,1928. I

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My invention relates to machines for wash ng fabimsof ool and it's nn gtui es,

known as spourers, end hesv for its special object to ensure unifor rndist 'ibution of the d ers or rollers on the pieces tob'e washed, in case of more than two pieces in d e'otion of idth of the machine be ng'snnultanousl washedy s. n. in The usualf on lng 'a h l 01 13 w y iiri Let's r ro e he low o e: of whi h nmwited 1 ar gs 9 fi P etion, Whilst the upper roller tests on the lower one: and is nijountedin s ivelbeni-ing s which; allow it toteke up a certa n incline t e i f? t ve al, plan B twe n' h e two rollers are caused to pass twistedtqflifi. shapeofa rope or ribbon the pieces of fabric to be ashed. As long onlyn single piece, or two pieces, one at the s de of the other, are caused to pessflthiioughthe machine, the top roller always presses p opei l' o the pieces of febricfto. be Washed, and in the ceise of two piecespessing, the" pies's'ur'e of the top roller lflGVGIIlyIllfitIlb uted betweenthe two, even if ope'o'f the two piecesQshould be of a. greater thickness than h th w 'o flyl hi k iali ee P 1 9 of s len t 1 hei i reryg he t is desired to pass through the mach ne three or 01 19-1 )erly pressesonly on two of. these PiQlCQSyfil lilSfl-ib presses on the. rema n ng iii' i n fi lt 11 11 73 9. th t the pr'essure'loi the elle is no longer evenly distributed over all 1e pieces, with thereth 6 8 i glii fl e lty.

1 1$- 'nv nti n Vbn ist i'l e t l fy in divid ng the t p rolle to-tw part ranged" in line with each other and each m nt n u h. manner as t nab e? i a ssu nfie inits Vertical plane the inclinatio required in order to ex ereisea propel; ptessure on the pieces; Inthis way, it is possible t0 pass under each of the twig top ollers two .pie es'of "f r c, a the mile? wil c a uniform pressure on both, in such a mannet that four pieces can be Washed in the machineivith the-same perfection e ijf only We m e gzwaeh e Two zcopstrut of a; scouring machine wit h fj m tf fq min e u je t f lii Sf ipVef-ition; ire shown the aceoj niifln nedre v e$ 'Figtiie shows i re mtfiielly theeh t p y ed t 9 1' not ,ezices sively orn out,

mnngement of {in ordinary machine for Washing simultaneously two pieces.

Fi ur 2 h w l eel im ic ly, the arrangement of an ordinary machlne for Washing simultaneously "four pieces.

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the m eiemeh i f; a a ine f Wa h ng, 91 p e s t the. am fi m? b i cordance with th s nvention.

' Figure 4 is a side, e1; 'vation of a machine built according to the" invention. o, j 'Figuie 511's a hotizonfztlseotion; of this n echine on line' VIII:VIII of Figure 4 and ii t -s eloefl ie 2 th i ie ee two spec al11ou flr z' ls, the'COnstructi n of e rolj'lei to oscillate, its tins which z ll'ou e Figure 61is a front elevation of the sz une" remaining "in the vertical plane passing ir g h em T5 eiefef 'ss with? out requiring a nyfur'ther. explengrtion how even in the ease oftwopieces'tlend 432 of unequal thickfless the pfessure due to the ("is distributed among the two-' pieces which cqe i etwee he ee d. the i l ei b he p esur-e the Pieces ev a e any em nt as n "as he .r l e 1 ar standard machnes" pieces when r being washed: 141, 4 43 nd et i ll the p'la s wl 'i h 'ir thi k- -i? i$* et he ame W 1 i ei i-fe f i stance 4:1 and ,43, have no pressure aetin on t em; e d n y 4 nd 44:. re iid wish n t-EH2 P ee the re l l W i h i? l f t-1e;-

for Washin'gfthifee 'or fzo'ur pieces in the dirgct'igmf Width, see

. 3 0= lth eel fiee me ii e e t ur p e s, W V s mg to this invention. The 100 om" roller 1 to no on the pieces of fabric.

two bearings secured to the bed of the machine, whilst the top roller is divided in the centre and forms two rollers 2, 2 entirely independent of each other. Each of these rollers 2 rests on the corresponding portion of the bottom roller 1, with interposition of the pieces of fabric 'to be washed, and to that end these rollers are mounted in such a manner that their spindle can oscil late or swing in the vertical plane so as to ensure that they shall always restor press In this way is obtained a reliable distribution of the pressure on the pieces to be washed, similarly to the case of Figure 1, but with the advantage that four pieces can be washed at the same time in an absolutely perfect manner.

The method of mounting these top rollers 2 so as to ensure their properly pressing on the pieces of fabric to be washed, may vary according to individual cases, and various arrangements could be preferably adopted: one arrangement consisting in mounting the spindle of each of the two rollers 2 on brackets or supports arranged at one and the same side of the machine in such a manner as to enable the said spindle to assume the necessary inclinations. r

In the construction shown in Figures 4 to 6, a bar 5 is disposed parallel to the spindle of the top rollers 2 and also a bar 5 parallel to the spindle of the top rollers 2 and secured to the bed of the machine by means of brackets 4. The bar 5 is provided at its two ends with swivelling arms 30, which are caused to pass through the bracket 4L in order to obtain a greater length of work with small space. These arms 30 are constituted by two connected sleeves the axes of which intersect each other at right angles, one of the sleeves carrying the ustment with the fixed bar 5 and the other carrying the arm 31 with hinge-like movement. This arm 31 which forms a right angle, constitutes the hinge pin with the arm 30 at one side, and a fixed journal with the sleeves 32 and 33 secured to the toproller 2 of the machine. To limit the play of the said swivels or hinges in the longitudinal direction, are used collars 34- and secured respectively to the bar 5 and to the arm 31 by means of pins or keys.

' The cast iron sleeve 32 is secured to the roller 2 by means of wedges and. hoops put on hot, but not shown in the drawings.

In order to limit the movement or play of the roller 2 in the longitudinal direction, on

the arm 31 is shrunk hot a hoop, or collar 36 and a flange 37, the sleeve thus being held imprisoned, this sleeve forms a separate part with 32 so as to enable the roller 2'to'be put on and withdrawn, and the roller 2 is connected to it by means of screws. For the purpose of lubricating these sleeves, in the arm 31 is provided a central conduit bed or frame of the machine and. has at the outer end a flange or lug 40 which prevents the lubricant escaping between the sleeve 33 and the arm 31 from getting into the rule rior and forces it to drip beyond the bed of the machine. It may be seen that the plane of the belt 29 is entirely free from the guide mechanism, so that there is full liberty to arrange the drive from the position that may be considered best.

The sleeve could be made of the dimension required in order to ensure an increase in the weight of the roller 2, and therefore an increase of pressure on the pieces to be washed, but in this case as well as in the case of an already existing roller, the weight can be increased, and the disturbing effect of the arm 30 and of the part 31 can be counteracted by means of suitablyarranged balance weights. 2

In fact, the collar 35 is provided with an arm 17 which supports a sliding weight 18, and the arm 31 is provided, towards the rear part of the machine, with an extension 15 which in its turn carries a sliding weight 16. By suitably graduating the size and the position of these weights, the desired effect may be obtained.

In spite of the guide mechanism being free from any important stresses owing to its being able to follow the movements of the roller 2, and for the purpose'of reducing these stresses to a minimum, the upper roller 2 is arranged somewhat in front of the roller 1 in order that the tendency of the former to slide on the latter towards the front portion of the machine, should balance the strain which the bottom roller 1 produces on the top roller 2 when the machine is working in order to overcome the torque of the roller 2 which plays thepart of a driven roller. This arrangement can be seen in Figure 4-. l p v Moreover, to those machines with the improvement forming the subject of this invention are applicable any others that are generally applied to machines with an an divided top roller, such as knocking ofi" motion for preventing the pieces from being damaged when they get entangled with each other, protective covers, and the like.

I claim: V r

1. In a scouring machine for washing fabrics of wool and its mixtures, the combination of a lower roller over which pass'the pieces of fabric to be washed, two upper rollers independent the one from the other and arranged the one in prolongation of the other, these rollers pressing on the pieces of fabric which have to be washed.

2. In a scouring machine for washing fabrics of wool and its mixtures, a tanker -re-' ceptacle,a roller arranged in the interior of this tank or receptacle and adapted to r be given a rotary movement, two rollers arranged above this lower roller the one in prolongation of the other, said-rollers adapted to receive therebetween the pieces of fab-- ric to be washed with the fabric passing between the lower roller and the upper rollers,

, the said upper rollers being mounted in such a Way that they are free to move in a vertical plane so as to press freely upon the pieces of a fabric.

3. In a scouring machine for washing fabrics of wool and its mixtures, a lower roller revolving in bearings fixed to the frame of the machine, over which roller pass the pieces of'fabric which have to be washed, two upper rollers running loose arranged the one in prolongation of the other, these upper veniently upon thefabrics whatever may. be

' v the thickness of the same.

l. In a scouring machine for washing fabrics of wool and its mlxtures, a lower roller endowed with a rotary movement, two upper rollers arranged the one in prolongation of the other and which pressfupon the lower roller, the pieces-of fabric to be washed passrollers, the said upper rollers being mounted in such a way that theycan move freely in a vertical plane and being vprovided with levers'and weights so as to'be able. to increase or lessenthe pressure which they exert upon the pieces of fabric to be washed.

5. Ina scouring machine for washing fabrics'of wool and its mixtures, a lower roll er which revolves upon bearings fixed to the frame of'the machine, two upper rollers running loose arranged one in prolongation of the other and which rest upon the lower roller,-the pieces of fabric to be washed passing between the lower roller and the upper ricsof wool and its mixtures, a lower roller which revolves upon the bearlngs fixed to the ing between the lowerrollerand the upper frame of :the machine, two upper rollersf arranged one 1n prolongation of the other which rest'uponthe lowerroller, the pieces of fabric to be washed passing between the I have signed my said lower roller and the said upper rollers 

